laugh

[laf] / læf /

VERB

express mirth, happiness, etc. with sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chuckle giggle grin howl roar scream shriek snicker snort whoop

STRONG

burst cachinnate chortle convulsed crack up crow fracture guffaw titter

WEAK

be in stitches break up die laughing roll in the aisles split one's sides

Antonyms

WEAK

cry

NOUN

audible expression of amusement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laughter

WEAK

amusement cachinnation cackle chortle chuckle chuckling crow fit giggle giggling glee guffaw hilarity howling merriment mirth peal rejoicing roar shout shriek snicker snigger snort titter yuck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cry

Example Sentences

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Noltemy says with a laugh that an additional project on Harding’s plate is to take the training for piloting the latest Air France transatlantic jets that fly between Paris and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"Because you need to laugh at the end of the day."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Men may cringe; women may laugh out loud.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“It makes him laugh because he knows it’s just so deliciously bad that he gets a kick out of it, but he is going to do something about it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Every time he passed he would stop and laugh at me, I’d wake up wringing wet with sweat and having an upside-down fit.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

laugh

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